Notice of Sole Source Procurement for Purchase of Remote Area Weather Stations

The Oregon Military Department (OMD) is conducting a sole-source procurement for the purchase of two Remote Area Weather Stations (RAWS) from FTS Forest Technology Systems LTD, to be installed at Biak Training Center in Powell Butte and Boardman Training Site in Boardman, Oregon. This procurement is an expansion of an existing weather data network that includes integration with the Oregon Department of Forestry, Bureau of Land Management, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The hardware packages will include supporting software and will be compatible with previously purchased RAWS hardware from the same vendor in September 2024. Potential vendors or affected parties have the opportunity to protest the sole-source determination, with written protests required to be submitted by 5:00 PM Pacific Time on Friday, May 16, 2025. Protests must be submitted via hard copy or email, must identify the protestor's business name, provide detailed legal and factual grounds, describe potential harm, and specify requested relief. All protests must reference the Sole Source Determination Approval Notice number S-24800-00013599, be signed by an authorized representative, and include complete contact information.

The procurement is specifically targeted as a sole-source contract with no apparent set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises. The contract leverages existing technology infrastructure from the September 2024 RAWS hardware purchase, ensuring seamless integration and consistent data collection capabilities. The procurement aims to expand the remote weather data network by adding two additional stations that will maintain compatibility with existing systems and software licenses. The total estimated contract value is $46,000, which covers the hardware packages and supporting software from FTS Forest Technology Systems LTD. The sole-source justification is predicated on maintaining system compatibility, avoiding potential complications from managing different software licenses and RAWS types, and continuing to support efficient data collection and modeling capabilities for fire danger analysis by OMD and other public and private entities.